Estate
Own grapes, own winemaking and bottling — all confirmed by sources
Why Makaridze Winery has it: own vineyards — On-site inspection of vineyards and cellar, 2026 — Natural Wine Association (NWA); own winemaking and bottling — getwine editorial Details
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Classification
How it is classified
- Estate. Own grapes, own winemaking and bottling — all confirmed by sources
Since 10.2026 labels are given only on confirmed facts; the former category “Small family winery” is no longer used. What changed — in the methodology
Grapes
ConfirmedOwn vineyards
ConfirmedOwn vineyards confirmed by a third-party on-site inspection; no sign of bought-in grapes was found.
Winemaking
ConfirmedOwn winemaking and bottling
ConfirmedOwn cellar or marani, in the producer's own words.
getwine editorial, Aug 2026
Output
From indirect evidenceSmall · under 100,000 L a year
From indirect evidenceA narrow range from one region and a named winemaker are signs of a small producer, not a confirmation.
getwine catalogue
Sources (2)
- getwine editorial, Aug 2026
Place
From indirect evidenceAll wines from one region
From indirect evidenceFrom the wines it releases (getwine catalogue).
The association inspects its members' vineyards and cellars on site. We count inspections from the last three years; membership without an inspection does not count. It is not a certificate or a judgement of the wine.
Not established
- Ownership — We did not find the company's owners in open registers.
- Certification — No information. We count only organic and biodynamic certificates with a control-body code or a certifier-register entry.
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Methodology 2026.10.2 · The classification can be wrong. The producer can send facts, and the classification will be recalculated.
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Wines from Makaridze Winery
Aladasturi Rosé
Makaridze Winery
Imereti
Aladasturi from Imereti: a dry rosé Georgian wine. Made using the traditional qvevri method, aged in a qvevri. Declared: organic, low-sulfur and wild-yeast.
Cuvee
Makaridze Winery
A Georgian wine.
Cuvée 09
Makaridze Winery
Imereti
Tsitska and Otskhanuri Sapere from Imereti: a dry amber Georgian wine. Made using the traditional qvevri method, aged in a qvevri. Declared: organic, low-sulfur and wild-yeast.
Dzelshavi Pet-Nat
Makaridze Winery
A red sparkling Georgian wine.
Otskhanuri Sapere
Makaridze Winery
Imereti
Otskhanuri Sapere from Imereti: a dry red Georgian wine. The qvevri method, ageing in qvevri. Organic, low-sulfur and wild-yeast.
Tsitska Pet-Nat
Makaridze Winery
A sparkling Georgian wine.
Tsolikouri
Makaridze Winery
Imereti
Tsolikouri from Imereti: a dry amber Georgian wine. The qvevri method, ageing in qvevri. Organic, low-sulfur and wild-yeast.
Tsitska
Makaridze Winery
Imereti
Region of Imereti: a dry amber wine from Tsitska. The qvevri method, ageing in qvevri. Organic, low-sulfur and wild-yeast.
Price range across the lineup
38.00 – 49.00 ₾
7 priced wines · 38.00–49.00 ₾ · median 43.50 ₾ (≈ $15–$19)
Range and median of each wine's median price; approximate USD at the official National Bank of Georgia rate.
About
About the winery
Makaridze Winery is an estate under getwine's independent classification. Based on: own vineyards, own winemaking and bottling. From indirect evidence: small output, wines of one region.
Summary compiled by getwine from the facts on this page.
- Winemaking · by catalogue
- 6 of 9 wines in qvevri · 0 oak-aged
- Lines
- Cuvée 09Makaridze Winery
Visit & events
People & winemaking
Who is behind this winery
Gogita Makaridze
- owner · raisin.digital
- winemaker · commersant.ge
Professional roles only, from named public sources. The absence of an end date does not mean the person still holds the role.
Natural winery
The winery is a member of the Natural Wine Association — a union of grape growers and winemakers engaged only in organic viticulture and natural winemaking. The association issues its mark to a cellar, not to a single bottle, and it confirms that the winery works by the association’s rules.
- The vineyard is kept to organic requirements; the grower looks after the environment and aims at a self-sustaining ecosystem.
- Winemaking avoids methods and means that essentially alter the wine’s natural organoleptic properties.
- Labels must be truthful and fully reflect the wine’s origin.
Association inspections: 2026.
Vineyards
Vineyards
Record
What this record is based on
Classification evidence
- Own production facilityyes
getwine editorial · Aug 2026 · Verified
- Production locationwine region
getwine editorial · Aug 2026 · Verified
- Estate bottledyes
getwine editorial · Aug 2026 · Verified
- Named winemakeryes
getwine editorial · Aug 2026 · Verified
Certification
- Natural Wine Associationyes
Natural Wine Association directory · Aug 2026 · Stated
- Association inspections, years2026
Natural Wine Association directory · Aug 2026 · Stated
Sources
Every fact on this page has a source.
Sources behind this record
getwine editorial
4 facts · last checked Aug 2026
Natural Wine Association directory
2 facts · last checked Aug 2026
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